JJM

I've had the Scorpion AT950 since November. Here's a few comments on it. I love it overall and think it's an awesome deal. Don't regret buying at all. Ever clear shield isn't, but I'm not even slightly disappointed cuz I didn't believe them in the first place. Scorpion makes a dual pane shield for it, but that doesn't work either. Just get the Pinlock and all is good. The drop down sun visor will still fog up , but that's easy to get around by raising it if it does. Only happens when stopped or coughing. The opening mechanism is easy to use and seems solid. Lining is comfy. I have not installed my Uclear yet so I don't know about space for that. The lenses have some minor distortion to them but I found my brain got used to that pretty quickly. Top vent is a little noisy when open, but I seldom open it cuz it does relatively little anyways. I like to ride with the main visor open and the drop down down so plenty of airflow that way. I have removed the peak since I'm not a wannabe off-roader and cuz it thrums at highway speeds. Overall, great helmet and really great value.

You all need to stop getting the recall work done. My part has been on order for about 3 weeks, still waiting!

1pm for mine today.  Also marked up the risers to make sure they replace them, as well as putting marks on the handle bars to make sure they put them back to the correct angle. 
 
 

Scorpion EXO-AT950

I'm just shocked that so many people use the rear brake to the point where ABS kicks in.

You are missing my point. ABS makes practicing hard braking, right up to the point of locking up the brakes, much easier and safer.   I used ABS to improve my braking skills, if you don't practice at finding the limit, you cannot improve your braking skills.  Locking up rear ABS is easy, NOT locking it up takes a lot more practice.  I consider use of rear brake vital to maximize control and minimizing braking distance.

@jjm In what way are the tubes misaligned? 
An easy test for axle/fork bottom alignment is to install the axle into the fork bottoms without the wheel. If it's a little off in length you can adjust one of the upper tubes in the triple clamp so the fork bottoms are the same 'height'. It makes us feel better, and installs go easier, but in reality, a small differential in length is no big deal as the longer of the two fork tubes just gets a hair more preload than the other.
As piotrek pointed out, the right side fork bottom can move left/right. The no-wheel axle install test should highlight any tendency for bind.

So then how do we align the forks/bars?  
Mine are still a bit off despite my efforts to align them.

Have you dropped the bike, or could your bars be bent from something else? Also, are your risers straight? If they aren't, your bars won't be aligned with the forks. I was shocked when I replaced my bars to find that my right riser was so loose that I could turn it by hand.

That is the part that I am confused about.  When I do this procedure, I don't remove or even loosen the axle, therefore it would be impossible to alter the wheel/ABS sensor alignment.  All I am doing is effectively extending or compressing each fork leg by a few millimeters. Now, if I remove the wheel for any reason, I always use the procedure that Bruce described.

But... (and it's a big but) loosening the axle, pinch bolt, etc has NO effect on fork alignment on a fork of this design. There, I said it. This whole 'bouncing thing' is from the days of 'conventional' forks with twin pinch bolts on each fork bottom, (such as an FJR or Honda ST1300) not upside-down forks with the type of axle that the FJ has. Look at the axle closely; it's a shouldered bolt with an integral nut that has no option of position -it's either tight or it's not. It's so idiot proof, even I can do it. You can leave it loose, bounce the front end, but as soon as you tighten the axle, the fork tubes are going to move (or not) to their 'installed' position -there's nothing you can do to change that. The single pinch bolt on the right leg is merely a safety-pin to keep the axle from turning out "just in case".
If it makes you feel better to bounce the front end with all the bolts and the axle loose, by all means, enjoy. But your efforts will be for naught as soon as you tighten the axle.

Some may say I"m nit picking but within a year of installing the orange ones they have faded to the point of looking almost white. Let me add my bike is stored indoors and I work a midnight shift so bike only sees sunlight on weekend rides and 30 min commute home from work in the morning. As far as function no issues at all. I did feel more visible especially at night.
I have since taken off my hand guards for better high speed stability on the freeway around large vehicles.

Added ASV adj levers. 

 

Those look very nice, but really short - how many fingers can you get on the brake lever?Cheers

May I make a suggestion if you need a lot of switches? 
Feniex 4200 mini controller. It's waterproof too
 
You're welcome.

I was thinking about that as a project that would be too big to undertake any time soon. Now you may have cost me lot of hours and cash, since this seems just right and very much possible... So... Thanks, I guess?

A little bit of back log here, starting at this point:
I first rode the bike about four weeks ago, and could hardly think about anything else, my only real complaint was the buffeting from the stock screen that made me unable to hear the engine.

Four days later, it was time to deliver it for the 1000 km initial service, and while it was there they added the large OEM top box (great product, nice to have the same key for ignition and luggage, and to be able to quickly remove it when I want to ride without or take the whole thing up to my hotel room).

They also attached this bad boy.

Yes, those are open Akrapovic pipes. Now I could hear the engine again over the wind induced noise, but ear plugs are absolutely necessary. Also, I tend to leave a trail of annoyed car alarms.
After that I mounted white Dzell knuckle guard lights with blinker modules (but still have not got the right connectors so no light yet...) and a Puig racing screen. The turbulence now hits my shoulders (I'm 193, that's 6'4 for the metrically challenged), and it's quiet again. Since I will be doing more city riding and I will be able to hear the engine again, I guess it makes sense for me to insert the muffler...

Now I am thinking about the following:
 
Light and appearance
[ul type=disc][*]OEM LED Flashers Plus Front or Custom LED Universal LED Flushmount Blinker [*]Custom LED BlasterX tail light[*]Powerbronze tail tidy, removing rear blinkers, I guess. (The alternative is the OEM rear blinkers with running and break lights, but not sure if it will look good or just stupid.)
[*] The poser in me also wants this but in all black or the bike's grey, backlit when ignition is on and engine is off: YAMAHA MT09 TRACER FRONT WINDSCREEN BRACKET [/ul]
Protection
[ul type=disc][*]OEM Engine protectors[*]Powerbronze Belly Pan[*]A radiator cover, not decided which yet[/ul]
Comfort[ul type=disc][*]OEM Heated Grips, ordered, should be on the bike in a couple of weeks
[*]OEM Passenger Backrest, same[*]More screens for various conditions... thinking about the short Powerbronze screen (I like the look) plus a really large touring screen
[*]A seat, a seat, my kingdom for a seat (that doesn't make me unable to walk after a couple of days of hard riding). But I have no clue which, most of them seem to lower the seat height, which for me is not a good idea.
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Other
[ul type=disc][*]The Garmin VIRB XE is arriving today... so more adventure documentation!
[*]I assume I will be tempted to add more silly stuff
[*]Maybe a horn, but I want to be able to both beep and BOOOOOOOOOOP, so it will have a separate button.[*]Fog lights? May happen.[*]GPS tracker.[*]Tank bag(s).
[*]OEM Side Cases may happen if I decide to go on a long trip next year.
[*]A twenty button bespoke switch panel to control all my farkles.
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Thanks, I am going hunting for that Yellow/brown wire.  So where do I put the Red wire from the relay to low beam?  Its hotter that Hates in the garage!  

Anyone in the US have Matt gray with the blue folk tubes? Or is that a unicorn?

Seriously? Is it QR? If it is, take it off until you need it! 

QR?? Please explain..

Dammit... they aren't available any more

I cleaned the exhaust for the first time.